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and in violation of the treaties that existed—he thought considering the unanimity that had existed between the two countries, that the House might trust that nothing had taken place to prevent the friendly relations which existed between this country and the United States. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Hon. Gentle man opposite had asked him a question with respect to the steam vessel that had been reported to have been burnt in Canada. In answer to that question he begged to say that her Majesty's Government had received no communication with respect to that transaction ; it was impossible, there fore, to give the Honourable Member an answer to his question until some communication had been received on the subject. A dispatch had been received from Sir Francis B. Head, dated on the 28th of Dec., and there was also another from Sir John Colborne of the 2d January, which stated that all future operations with respeet to Navy Island, were to be carried on under the direction of Sir J. Colborne.—(Cheers.) NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. Mr. PLUMTREE wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether it was proposed to grant a Charter to the New Zealand Association, for the pur pose of enabling them to establish a Colony there ? Sir GEORGE GREY said that an application for a charter had been made, and negociations had taken place upon the subject, which were still pending. Mr. GLADSTONE wished to know whether the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies would have spy objection to the production of the correspondence between Sir John Colborne and General Eden, us that correspon dence was not in the paper now on the table of the House? Sir GEORGE GREY said that the correspondence to which the Hcn. Member had adverted was not transmitted in the dispatch from Lord Gosford. The whole of the cor respondence contained in that dispatch had been laid on the table. Upon an application, however, to the Horse Guards, it was discovered that the correspondence having been between Military Captains, it had been sent to the War Office. He could not see any objection on the part of the Government to its production. PRISONERS IN PORTUGAL. Mr. NIACLEA.N begged leave to ask the Noble Secretary for Foreign Affairs, whether he had any answer to give respecting the petition which had been presented, praying for the interference of Government relative to the Englishmen now imprisoned in Portugal ? Lord PALMERSTON said, that immediately on re ceiving the petition he sent it out to Lord Howard, in structing him to inquire into the circumstances con nected with it. He had received the Noble Lord's an swer, and he intended to lay it upon the table along with other papers connected with the affairs of that country. He had no doubt that the contents of that paper would be perfectly satisfactory to the Hon. Gen tleman. COURT OF SESSION (SCOTLAND) BILL. The LORD ADVOCATE moved that this Bill he committed. Mr. FORBES begged that the Learned Lord would postpone the committal of the Bill to a future day. There were a number of Gentlemen interested in the matter, and whose opinions were of very great weight, who had not arrived to take their seats. Mr. HU NIE hoped that the Learned Lord would resist all spplications of the kind that were made to him. He knee , from experience, that if the present opportunity were lost, no other would offer throughout the ticsskn. The LORD ADVOCATE sei4l it was out of no disrespect to the lion. Members who bad at.'esd him to do so that he refused to comply it wishes, but he could not neglect the present opcortenity. The house then wsnt into a Coannittee. Mr. WALLACE was about to complaia of the first dense when he was informed that it would be altered ac cording to his views. Clauses from 1 to 10 inclusive were agreed to without amendment. Clausse from 12 to 18 lec:usit.e, were then agreed to, with a few verbal Amendments. Clauses 20 and 21 were postponed. Clause 22 was agreed to. Clauses nifi, 24, 25, 26', and its 32, were postpened, ex cepting 28, which was agreed to. Clauses 33, 34, 35, and 86, were egresd to, after which, The CHAIRMAN lett the chair, and the Housq resumed. The CHAIRMAN repotted progress, and obtatica leave to sit again en Mondey. In reply to Sir G. SINCLAIR, Mr. ROBERT STEUA:wr n.ld that the money clauses were ell psstponed. SHERIFFS' COURT BILL (SCOTLAND). On the motion of the LORD A.DVOCATE, that the llouse resolve itself into a Committee upon the Sheriffs Court BID, Captain GORDON raid, that as it was understood that great alterations would be made in the Bill, he would sug 6est that it should on l y g o throu g h Committee at present pro forma, until the Learned Lord had digested the altera- tions. The answer of the Lord Advocate was not heard in the Gallery ; and after a desultory conversation, in which Mr. Goulburn, Sir G. Sinclair, Mr. Robert Steuart, and others • Committee. On part, the House went into On clause I having been read, Mr. WALLACE felt bound to object to the alterations made in respect to the residence of the Sheriffs. He thought that they should be obliged to reside at least four months in the year within the jurisdiction of their Courts. After a few words from Mr. C FE RG L'S SON, The LORD ADVOCATE said that the Sheriffs who en tirely resided in the counties where they exercised their lurisdietion were those who generally ga ve the least satisfac tion, on account of their local prejudices. The Act at pre sent in existence, although it rz!commended the feur months' residence, did not at all put it into force. By the Bill now in progress the Sheriffs would be bound to hold eight Courts in the year, and as many more as they should think fit ; the number of which, to form a check, they would be obliged to send to the Secretary of State. If the Sheriffs were made resident, the country would not have good law. On these grounds, the Law Commissioners recommended the changes that had been made, which he could not feel justified in altering. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL had no hesitation in saying that the less the Sheriffs resided in their counties the better. This clause was, in his opinion, a very great im provement. After a few words from Sir G. SINCLAIR, which were inaudible in the gallery, Mr. GIL LON thought it was unnecessary to have two offi cers performing the duty which could be accomplished by one. He should also like to see words introduced into the clause rendering it compulsory to have Courts holden every month. Mr. HUME said, the Bill was in his opinion, one for the continuance of sinecures, and he considered residence would be of much greater advantage than keeping up a knowledge of the law by going to Edinburgh. The LORDADVOCATE' said, that with respect to La narkshire, there was always enough of business there to keep the sheriff constantly engaged, and so many judgments were brought before his view, that knowledge of the law was thus continually refreshed and kept up by the extent of his practice. This was not the case in the other counties. Mr. HUME thought that the answer of the Right Hon. Gentleman showed that whatever might be the case in La narkshire the appointment of the Sheriff generally was a sort of sinecure appointment. Mr. PRINGLE was übderstood to admit that there was a general feeling in favour of resident sheriffs; but, for his own part, he thought there was an advantage in having the sheriff in Edinburgh, as an opportunity was afforded to him of 'con sulting the best legal authorities upon any difficult question. After a short conversation between Mr. Forbes, Mr. Vial lace, Sir G. Sinclair, Mr. Gluon, and the Judge Advocate, The clause was agreed to, as were also clauses up to 8 in clusive, with some verbal amendments. Clauses up to 14 were then agreed to, when Mr. PRIN GLE moved a verbal amendment on clause 15, when the House divided, and there appeared for the original clause — Ayes Noes Majority for the original clause —32 Clauses 16 and 17 were agreed to. On clause 18 being proposed, empowering the Secretary of State to appoint Commissioners, which power Mr. W. FORBES said should be left to the sheriffs, and moved an amendment to that effect, whereupon the House again divided. The result was— Ayes Noes Majority for the original clause _3l The remaining clauses were agreed to, and the House re fumed. BENEFICES PLURALITIES. Lord J. RUSSELL moved the second reading of the Benefices Bill. Mr. HUME gave notice that he would object to several claiises of the Bill, namely, the 4th, sth, 6th, 68th, 69th, and 72d, on its going into Committee. As regarded the principle of the measure he existing Act; deemed it an improvement on the existin bot stillit did not, in his opinion, go to the root of the evil HC should not therefore take the sense of the House on e strongly objected to the principle of perpetuating it, though pluralities. IG , ItLIS agreed with the principle of the Bill; Sir R. fi but he objected hest decidedly to many of the details. He also objected to t he m easure,because, its preamble, a very unfair impression w ould be given to the world as to the actual :date of the Established Church. He hoped that the Bill tv,luld not be permitted to have an ex post facto operation. Lord J. RUSSELL stated that on another occasion he `.;oule. have to introduce a Bill for the regulation of Deans and t:',haptors of cathedrals, by which he hoped to effect a saving 120,0001. a year, to be appl ied to the better provision of spiritual instruction. That Bill would be introduced for the urpose of carrying into effect, with modifications, the fourth ,eport of the Church Commissioner s. The suggestions of :he Commissioners contained in that Report would be adopted “enerally as the fo,:mdation of the Bill ; but there would be ,ertain modifications 7f some of them proposed b y him on the • ,s-ponsibility of her Maj•-sty's Government, in which he hoped hoe the Hon. Baronet's suppgrt, One of these niodifiea- tions he might mention to the House—a proposition he would make that in no case the income of a Dean should exceed 2,0001. a year, or the income of a Canon 1,000/. By the re sidue he hoped to be able to provide for the better religious in struction of various small livings. Sir R. H. INGLIS should give his most decided opposi tion to such a measure, as it was vicious in principle and would be pernicious in practice. Mr. H AWE S said, the 8111 did not honestly meet the ques tion by putting an end to pluralities altogether, and therefore he should give it his opposition. After a few words from Lord J. RUSSELL the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday fortnight. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND.) Lord J. RUSSELL moved the second reading of the Mu nicipal Corporation Ireland) Bill. The Noble Lord was understood to suggest that the discussion on the merits of the measure should take place on its going into Committee. Sir R. INGLIS was not a party to the English Bill; and he would not be a party to the one now before the House. Be sides, he did not find, in the case of the English Corporation Bill, any single argument to justify the application of a similar measure to Ireland. He did not want to destroy the existing Corporations in Ireland, because, in the first place, there was no evidence to convict them of the magnified evils which cur rent report had ascribed to them ; and, in the second, because it had not been proved that any evils which they might foster in their Constitution were irremediable. Mr. SHAW should reserve any observations he intended to make to that future stage, on which the Noble Lord sug guested the discussion should be taken. He hoped, however, that the Noble Lord would not bring it on until after the Irish Poor Law Bill should heve been disposed of, as they were so intimately connected. Lord J. RUSSELL bad no possible objection to the coarse proposed by the Right Hon. Gentleman, as he had always in tended to take the Committee on the Irish Poor Law Bill first. He would, however, for the satisfaction of the Right Hon. Gentleman, say that he should name an early day for the Com mittee on the latter Bill, and not bring on the Bill before the i House untill it was disposed of. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday fortnight. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS FEES. On the motion of Mr. HUME, the further consideration of the Report of the Committee on Controverted Election Fees was resumed. The HON MEMBER then read the resolution of the Commit tee and a portion of the Report, and entered into a statement of the proceedings which had taken place before it. The fees at controverted elections, it was found, averaged about one seventh or ene-eighth of the entire expenses ; and they would if abolished be equal to an annual loss—made from an ave raged aggregate of three years—of 2.113 to the public. But even if the hese had been greater they should be abolished, for they were unjust as well as exorbitant. After calling the at tention of the House to the suggestions of the Committee in respect of elections generally, the Hon. Member moved, in !substance, the two following, the first of a series of resolu tions of which be had given notice : " 1. That the fees chargeable in controverted elections, as per List ( A ) be abolished, in so far as they have reference to the public service. " 2. That the charge for copies of evidence and documents furnished, when requested, to either of the parties, be reduced from ls. to 451. per folio of 72 words." The third resolution was then moved to the following effect : " 3. That as some of the fees and expenses charged by the Clerk of Recogeizances have not been sanctioned by any resolution of :be llouee, it is expedient that the scale of fees on entering into recognizances should be revised ; and that the rime should continue to be paid by the parties pc titiening." Mr. HUME proposed that this revision should take pla ce either by a Ceternittee. or, in preference, by the Speaker himself, who would have plenty of time during the recess.— ( Leught r. ) The SPEAKER said that re it involved an interference with the clu:ies of Masters in Chancery, he felt that his per sonal proceeding in the matter would be rather a delicate etiair, and thoueht that it would be Letter accomplished by a Committee. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Hen. Member. ap peared to wish to pledge the House before sufficient inquiry had been made, and wished the matter postponed. After some ol,sereations from Messrs. W. S O'Brien, Wasburters, Goi den, Jarvis, and - P. Thomson. Mr. HUME merely asked tlte House to affirm the opinion expressed by the Committee, and thst he would at a future .1-v lay the plan for its aecornplishment before the Cereraittee, preparatery t 6 the husness of next Session. Lord JOHN RUSSELL assented, and the third resolu tion wos earrisrl. Mr. HUME withdrew the fourth resolution, and the fifth was, after a few obsetvations by the previous speakers, affirmed coedisienalle like the third. • SHIP MORTGAGES BILL. Mr. G. F. YOUNG rose to move the second reading of this Bill e in favour of which he begged leave to present a pe tition. He bad to centered with two classes of objectors— those vs ho thought the.t the Bill imposed too many restrictions on shipowners, and those. who thought that they ought not to be allowed to effect mortgagee at all. 'I he evils of the pre sent system were, however, glaring, inasmuch as they afforded no protection to " material men" in the ship-building trade. Previous to IBen . ; it was a well-known fact that a man in the Navy Office purchased an old ship for 1,000/. He next in curred expellees of .3,0001. in repairs, and then obtained an ad vance of money by way of mortgage of 4,0001. He then west into all kind of reckless speculations ; and when the ship returned, from a losing voyage, and the man was obliged to sell it, he only obtained 4,000/., which merely paid off the mortgage, leaving the tradesmen who had previously ex pended the sum of 5,000/. in repairing without a farthing of remuneration. He had not, however, brought this Bill for ward at the instigation of tradesmen, but on his own convic tion, founded on the representation of shipowners, who de (dared to him that the Bill of 1823 was attended with the most ruinous consequences. As to the objection which he understood was to be made to the proposed publicity given to mortgages by his Bill, it was a mere bugbear ;toot fr the trades men interested in a ship can at present go he Custom House, and learn there its value in the market. Unfortunately, however, though their claims might be prior to the mortga gees, they would not be recognised ; a defective state of the law which he particularly wished to remedy by the clauses of registration and publicity introduced into his Bill. He had drawn up the Bill for the United Kingdom, conceiving that it included England and Scotland, but had lately received letters front Dublin and Glasgow, begging him to extend the Bill specially to Ireland and Scotland. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON objected to this Bill, as it would alter that comprehensive and excellent one of 1825, which was under the consideration of Parliament many years, in connexion with the subject of foreign grain. The legisla tion proposed in this Bill was most absurd. How would the preamble sound if, instead of ships, it contained the • words houses and tenements ? To make the Bill consistent it should also prevent the sale of ships as well as the mortgag ing of them. Mr. A. CHAPMAN did not see any hardship in the Bill. Th e SOLICITOR-GENERAL opposed the Bill on ge neral principles, as well as on the ground that what it pro posed to do would be effected by the existing law. Sir J. R. REID should give the Bill every opposition in his power. Mr. JARVIS supported the principle of the Bill, and thought it could in some measure be applied to all species of property, landed and personal. • Mr. CLAY said it was clear, from the opposition offered by many influential shipowners, that the measure was not ge nerally acceptable, and he would therefore beg of the Hon. Member for Tynemouth to re-consider the Bill, and endea vour to frame a measure which should prove more generally satisfactory. Mr. INGHAM stated his dissent last year, and found since that the feelings of the shipowners of the north coincided with him, and if it were known that it would come on so early he would be prepared with several petitions against it. Sir J. DUKE had a letter in his hands from the ship ' owners of South Shields, which breathed the strongest oppo sition to the Bill. He had also similar documents from Scot land. He thought the Bill would give a very unfair advan tage to the shipbuilders, to the detriment of the shipowning body. Mr. P. THOMSON thought that the Hon. Member was warranted in bringing in the Bill ; but from what had occurred, he trusted the measure would now be withdrawn. The motion was then withdrawn. Mr. LUCAS moved the second reading of the Conacre Tenant (Ireland) Bill. To show the extent to which this tenure existed in Ireland, the Hon. Gentleman referred to the Report of the Commissioners of Poor Inquiry, where there stated that a great portion of the poor depended on it for their entire subsistence. He did not propose by this Bill to alter the ordinary practice. After some conversation the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed for Wednesday, the 29th of March. Mr. HUME moved for a copy of a memorial addressed to the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury by a body of merchants and traders of the city of London, respecting certain proceed ings threatened by the Stamp-office against the Commercial Daily List, and suggesting that the same protection should be afforded to that publication as was afforded to the Custom house Bills of Entry, Prices Current, and other commercial papers ; and a copy of any minute of the Treasury thereupon, and also a copy of the answer of their Lordships' Secretary to the memorial. Also for a copy of any of the minutes of the Lords of the Treasury and orders of the Board of Commis sioners of Stamps, respecting the publication of the names of shipbrokere in the list of Ships Loading, in the Customs Bill of Entry B, and of the names of brokers in the Commercial Daily List, the Mercantile Journal, and other publications of a wholly commercial nature, showing the Act of Parliament and section under which the publication of such names has been prohibited : stating also the period prior to this prohibi tion during which these names have been published without interruption from the Stamp-office, in the Customs Bills of Entry, Prince's Price Current, the Sale List of the East In dia Company, and in other publications of a wholly commer cial nature.—Agreed to. The House then adjourned at a Quarter to Twelve o'clock. NEWCAST L E- UPON -TY NE, FEB. 1.-Addison Langhorne Potter, Esq., coal-owner, and proprietor of the Newcastle brewery, one of th,e Aldermen of this borough, was, with the exception of one dissentient, unanimously recommended to the Home. Department. by the Town Council at their last meeting, to fill the office of magistrate, in lieu of Anthony Exsterby, Eaq., who has resigned that dignity 00 account of his advanced age, being 82. Mr. Potter is the advocate of liberal principles, and his popularity may be inferred from the fact above stated, that his recommendation was all but unanimous. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE To-mmuvvcv. Morning ...... 52 minutes after 9 I Evening LADY BLESSINGTON'S NEW WORK. This day was published, in 1 vol. post Bvo., with Pl a t es , executed M r under the superintendence of .C. Heath, 213. cloth lettered, CONFESSIONS of an ELDERLY LADY. By the COUNTESS of BLESSINGTON. Being a Companion to the " Confessions of an Elderly Gentleman." London : Longman, Orme, and Co. The publication of THE SUN NRWSPAPER eommenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. ^C. : 4 1 41. 0 (pi n aza WITH WHICH " THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. LONDON SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, IM$• In the House of Lords last night, on the motion of Lcird GLENELO, the Lower Canada Government Bill, after a protracted discussion, which we have made the subject of a separate article, was read a second time. Lord BROUGHAM then moved that Mr. Roebuck be heard at the bar on Monday, on the question that the Bill be committed, not as agent for the House of Assembly, but as regarded the subject matter of his petition. The motion was agreed to. The third report of the Committee on religious instruction in Scot land, presented by Lord DUNCANNON, was ordered to be printed. The House then adjourned. In the HOUSE of COMMONS several petitions were presented, many of them, as will be seen by a reference to our Parliamentary report, involve matters of great national importacce. Mr. LABOUCHERE gave notice that on Monday next he should move the appointment of a Select Committee on the Act of Parliament" regu lating the Coal Trade of the port of London." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER communicated his intention to proceed on Tuesday with the Bill for the extention of Education in the Highlands of Scotland. Mr. \VARLET asked whether he was prepared to proceed with any measure for the extension of education in England, where it was as much wanted as in Scotland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered that the present was not a suitable occasion for going into the question. Sir It. Ixolas asked in what relation Mr. Fox, our Ambassador in the United States, was placed as regarded that Government, and whether any official account had been received of the affair of the Caroline steamer ? Lord PALMERSTON in his answer said that he had that day received despatches from Mr. Fox, dated January 5, announcing that un the Oil of January lie had a letter from Sir F. Head, relating the particu lars of the affair of the Caroline, and what had taken place at Navy Island. Lord J. RUSSELL stated that no official information with regard to the Caroline had yet been received. Despatches from Sir F. Head, dated Dec. 2.8, had been received, and from Sir John Colborne, dated Jan. All future operations against the rebels in Navy Island wound be carried ou by Sir John Colborne. at whose disposal a force had Leen placed for that purpose. The Court of Session (Scotland) Bill went through Committee without discussion, and was ordered to be committed on Monday next. The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Bill was debated in Committee and re. ported with Amendments. ihe Benefiees Plurality Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed on Monday, the 19th. The Lich Municipal Corporations Bill wag read a second time and or dered to be committed on Monday. Gn the motion of Mr. HUME, the resolutions unanimeusly agreed to bi, - the Controverted Election Fees Committee we:e a.....reeti to. Mr. YOUNG moved the second reading of the Ships Mertgaaes Bill, but after sorce discussion, the Hon Men - J.)2r consented to withiir,:w it. ihe Conacre Teuants (Ireland) Bill was read a second time alai or dered to be committed on the 19th March. The House adjourne.l at a querter to 1.2 o'clock. We have recr,l ,- ed New York Papers of the 10th ult., via Falmouth,—two days later than those forwarded yes terday front Liverpool. Their contents are interesting. Governor MAitcY lia - 1 sent to President. Van Bongs a c:.py of that pert of his message, published in our cOlumns of Thursday, which :elated to the hu'ning of the steamer Caroline, with the affidavit of such of the crew as escaped, and other documentS showing the 'Arcing excitement that prevailed on the frontier in consequence of this atrocious outrage. "ihese documents were at once submitted to the British Ainbasnrior at Washingtt.n, with whose coacnr rence President Van BUREN, on the Bth &t, ordered the folio - sins; mess 4;e to be presented to the Senate and House of Representatives-- " ' To the Senate and 'louse. of RepresenLtives, United States. " I In the highly excited state of reeling on the northern frontier, oc casioned by the disturba7:ces in Canada, it was to be apprehended that causes of cemp;aint might arise on the line nividing the United States from her Britannic IVl,jesty's dominions. Every precaution was there fore taken on our part authorised by the existing law , and as the troops of the provinces were embo..ied on the Canadian side, it was hoped that I , no serious violation of the rights of the United States would oe permit ! ted to occur. 1 regret, however, to inform !,ou that an outrage. of a tROSt aggravated character has been committed . ,aceompanied by a ho.,tile, though temporary inva , lon of our territory, producing the strongest feelings of resentment on the part of our citizens in the neighbourhood and on the whole border line, and that the excitement previously existing has been alarmingly increased. To guard against the possible recurrence of any similar act, I have thought it indispeesable to call out a portion of the Militia, to be posted on that frontier. The document herewith pres2nted to Congress shows the character of the outrage committed, the measures taken in consequence of its occurrence and the nuc....9- oily for resorting to them. I; will also be seen th at the subject was immediately brought to the notice of the British Minister accredited to this country, and the proper steps taken on our part to obtain the :ul. lest information of all the circumstances leading to and attendant upoh n the transaction, 'preparatory t o a demand for reparation. 11..5k suc appropriation as the circumstances in which our country is thus ones. pectedly placed require. " M. VAN BC lIEN. " Washington, Jan. 8, 1838. , " "The documents were also read, which consist of affidavits, &C., detailing the circumstances of the capture of the Caroline, the orders to General Scott, and t he followin g corres p ondence with Mr. Fox, MR. POINSETT TO GENERAL SCOST. " Department of War, Jan. 5. " Sig,—You will repair, without delay, to the Canada frontier of the United States, and assume the military command there. " Herewith you will rt ceive duplicate letters to the- Governors of the States of Nt.w York arid Vermont, requesting them to call into the service of the United States such a militia force as you may deem ne cessary for the defence of that frontier. " This power has Leen confided to you in the full persuasion that you will use it discreetly, and extend the call only so far as circum stances may seem to require. " It is important that the troops called into the service should be, if p os sible, exempt from that state of excitement which t he late violation n of our territory has c reated, and y o u will, therefor e, imprsss upo the G overn ors of these border states, the propriety of selecting troops from a portion of the state distant from the theatre of action. 7.` The Executive p,ssesses no legal authority to employ t h e military force to restrain,persons within our jurisdiction, and who ought to be under our control, from viol .ting . our laws, by making incursions into the territory of neighbouring and friendly rations with hostile intent. I can give you, therefore, no instructions on that subject; but request that you will use your influence to prevent such excesses, and to pre. serve the character of this Government for good faith and a proper re gard for the rights of friendly powers. " The militia will be called into the service for three months, unless sooner discharged ; and in your requisitions you will designate the num ber c,f men, and take care that the officers do not exceed a due pro portion. "It is deemed important that the admi n i s trative branch f the ser vice should be conducted, wherever practicable, by officers of t o he regular army. " The disposition of the force, with regard to the points to be occu pied, is confided to your discretion, military skill, and intimate know ledge of the country ; and the amount of that force must depend upon the chars ter and duration of the contest now going on in Canada, and the disposition manifested by the people and the public authorities of that colony. " The President indulges a hope that outrages similar to that will which lately occurred at Schlo sser, will not be re p eated, and that you be able to maintain the peace of that frontiers without being called upon to use the force which has been confided to you. " Very respectfully, your most obedient servant, " J. R. POINSETT. " Brevet Major General Winfield Scott, Washington City." MR. POINSETT TO GOVERNOR MARCY. " Department of War, Jan. 5. " Sir,—The territory of the United States having been violated by 3 party of armed men from the Canada shore, and apprehensions being entertained, from the highly excited feelings of both parties, that similar outrages may lead to an invasion of our soil, the President has thought proper to exercise the authority vested in him by law, and tall out such a militia force as may be deemed necessary to protect the frontier of the United States. I a m, in consequence, instructed by the President to reque,t you will call into the service of the United States, and place under the con , mand of Brevet Major-General Scott, such militia force as he may re quire to be employed on the Canada frontier, herein set forth. " Very respectfully, your most obedient servant, " J. It. POINSETT. "'His Excellency W. L. Marcy, " Governor of New York, Albany, New York. " Same to his Excellency, Silas H. Jenison, Governor of Vermont , Montpelier, Vermont." Mr. FORSYTH to Mr. Fox. a Department of State, Washington, January 5. " Stn, —By the direction of the President of the United States, I have the honour to communicate to you a copy of the evidence furnished to this department of an extraordinary outrage committed from Her Ma jesty's Province of Upper Canada on the persons and property ofcitizens of the United States, within the jurisdiction of the State of New-York. The destruction of the property and assassination of citizens of the United States on the soil of New-York, at the moment when, as is well known to you, the President was anxiously endeavouring to allay the excitement, and earnestly seeking to. prevent unfortunate occurrences on the frontier of Ca. a la, has produced upon his mind the most pain ful emotions of sur prise and regret. It w ill necessarily for the subject of a de. mand for redress upon Her Majesty's Government. This communica tion is made to you under the expectation that through your instrumen tality an early explanation may be obtained from the authorities of Upper Canada of all the circumstances of the transaction ; and that by your advice to those authorities such decisive precaution may be used as will render the perpetration of similar acts hereafter impossible. Not doubting the disposition of the Government of Upper Canada to do its duty in punishing the aggre , sors and preventing future outrage, the President, notwithstanding, ha, deemed it necessary to order a sufficient force on the frontier to repel any attempt of a like chara.ter, and to make known to you that if it should occur, he cannot be answerable for the effects of the indignation of the neighbouring People of the United States. " I take thip occasion •to renew to you the assurance of my distin euished consideration. " JOHN FORSYTH. "To Henry S. Fox, Esq.," &c. In the House of Representatives an animated debate THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1838, fullowed the reading of the Message. Mr. W. THomrsoN said that he concurred in the opinion which had been ex pressed, that a war with Great Britain would be one of the I most disastrous calamities that could befal the nation, and that great delicacy should be observed in treating any sub ject that had reference to such an event. He, however, confessed that if the statements made respecting the de struction of the Caroline were true, he could not tell to what extremes his feelings might not hurry him. He would declare on the threshold of the business that he con sidered the measure adopted by the Federal Govern ment as too tame. The British Government should be re quired to give up the offenders to be tried and punished according to the laws of the United States. Mr. FILLIN'G IIERST deprecated the idea of a war with England. No one could suppose that Great Britain would sanction such a deliberate act of cool, cowardly murder, as they had heard reported to them in the documents just read ; and he was confident she would hasten, from an innate love of justice, to make the States every reparation which such an outrage could justify them in demanding. The Federal Govern ment was much to blame for not taking precautionary mea sures for effectually preventing all intercourse with the rebels. Mr.BaoNsoN tl!rew all the blame on the American citizens. He had no doubt that, upon inquiry, it would be found that the boat was engaged in bringing ammunition and stores to Navy Island. Mr. RHETT took the same view of the question ; and contended, that if the evidence bore him out in it, he was not aware that any other troops would have acted differently from those who sent the boat over the Falls. The idea of a war arising out of such an outrage w a s preposterous. Mr. MENIFER followed in the same strain, but dwelling with more severity upon the intermed dling spirit of the Citizens on the frontier. This spirit, be maintained, ought to have been more energetically re= strained by the President. All the other Members who r,ddressed the House, spoke in terms equally animated against a rupture with this country. In fact, on all sides, the idea was reprobated, as the most foolish and danger ous that could be entertained. The following are extracts from these papers : (From the New York American, Jan. 9.) " More excitement is visible here to-day than at any former period ; but the opinion prevails that no interruption will take place in the amicable relations between the United States and Great Britain. It is s4iti that the British Minister has expressed his entire satisfaction at the course so far taken by our Government. (From the New York Journal of Commerce, Jan. 10.) " FROM UPPER CANADA. " By intelligence received, up to January 4, from Buffslo, we learn that three steamboats had been i cut out of the ice at Buffalo, to convey General Vain Rensselaer's force at Navy Island up to Lake Erie, to join Dr. Duncombe at Fort Malden, twelve miles below Detroit. .4 A gentleman direct from Detroit, according to the Rochester De mocrat of Wednesday, confirms the report that Dr. Duncombe is at Fort Mal: en with a large Patriot force. " The excitement amongst the soldiers on Navy Island, on being in formed of the savage butchery on board the steam-boat Caroline, was tremehdous ; a general parade was ordered, and each took an oath never to sho,th sword or bayonet until they had revenged the outrage, sealing the airamation by kissing the naked steel. 4. A gentleman dii ect from Navy Island speaks with confidence of the ability of the Patriots to defend themselves, and ultimately to carry for ward the great work of revolution. He thinks the number on Sunday exce&ed 1,500 men, and it was hourly increasing. He counted 20 we n in muted cannon, besides the large pieces."--Star. (From the New York Morning Herald, Jan. 9.) - Aetna:la Jay. 6.—1 have hail a I , ng cenversation with a Gentleman (lOUs city, Just from Buffalo. He left on Wednesday evening. On Tu' sday 1:e was at Navy Island. They have felled the trees so that their tops are riv erwards, semiering a landing almost impossible. A deep ditch has been dug a short distance from the bank. About the centre f the island is the encampment regularly laid out. They have alarge number of tents made of beards and linen. There are full fourteen eursdrad m n regularly enrolled. 1Iajor• Gorham, a Canadian, is a very efficient officer, and great confidence is placed in him. .They have 31 pieces of cannon, and are well supplied with ammunition. The men are in the highest spirits- A great number of Americans sent down f ro m Buffalo to protect our frontier made a mistake, and went over to the Island.. Pork, beef, flour, &c., are sent down every day to Sehlos ser to Buffalo, and lauded on the Leach. The Navy bland boat, a large scow, manned by armed patriots, comes over and takes it quietly away. For the past week my informant tells me the weather has been quite warm—there is no ice in the canal, or in the harbour cf Buffalo. The young me❑ of the city are organized into a city guard. They patrol the i "streets nightly and daily. The excitement is subsiding rapidly. Five Mohawk Indians were captured and brought to town on Tuesday, for trying to exci'e the Senecas to rebellion. On Grand Is'and there are 00 men stationed, to prevent any landing of the Royalists on our territory. Dr. Dunconthe, it is well ascertained, is at Detroit, waiting the movement of M'Kenzie. if the Royalists did not attack the Patriots before Saturday, Van Rensselaer has now avowed his intention of mak ing a descent on the main land, above Chippewa about fifty miles. They have boats in readiness, and are increasing the number of them. I Colonel Vs'oodruir, of Salina, had arrived at the island with 130 dollars in money for the army, and offered his services, if they would give him a certain command. Straw and provisions continued to arrive every hour at Schlosser for the Patriots. Our United States Marshal has made a formal demand on the Upper Canada Government, for the cannon, United States property, within its territorinea. GOVeritOr Head was still at Toronto, rnalgre the reports to the con trary. At Die there was one company of regulars that was ready wLenever Mackenzie landed to join him, says my informant. The Captain had so professed his determination to him. Mrs. Mackenzie was still on the island. No Royalist ventures to show his face in Buffalo now. It would not be safe to do so. The Navy Island cannon demolish every morning the breast-works that M`Nab attempts to erect in the night. These hints front an authentic source will enable your readers to judge of the real state of things on the frontier. If our Government does not interfere and put a stop to this open abetting of the revolutionists, a war is certain with England. (From the New York Morning Herald, Jan. 10.) The Albany papers are copying from the New York journals the news given by the latter respecting the Navy Island operations. Private letters state that the Canadian militia, so long assembled at Chippawa, have become discontented, and returned to their houses. And further, that two steam-boats arc preparing to take the Patriots from the island and convey them to some point up the Lake. An intelligent person who left Buffalo on the 4th. reports, that three steam-boats had been cut out at Buffalo, and that they would be employed to convey the force on Navy Island to Fort Malden (at the head of Lake Erie, twelve miles below Detroit), where it is said a patriot force is embodied. He reports the force on the island at 1,200. It is an ascertained fact that no one has yet been killed on Navy Is land or at the British encampment at Chippewa. The only loss of life positively known is that of Mr. Durfee, at Schlosser. We receive the Lower Canada papers, but they contain nothing of in. terest. The only item worthy of notice is the following : " The gvestion as to whether Lord Gosford's declaration of martial law be legal or illegal was argued before a full Court at Chambers on the 2Sth December. The Hon. James Stuart, late Attorney-General, and that eminent barrister Mr. William Walker, contended for its ille gality. The Judges had not pronounced on the validity of the proclamation at the last dates. On their decision depends the right of the state pri soners to demand the writ of habeas corpus. " LOWER CANADA. " Montreal papers to the Ist instant state that Messrs. Girouard and A. B. Papineau, members of the Assembly, implicated in the proceedings of the county of the Two Mountains, have given themselves up—the former to Mr. Simson, of Coteau de Lac, and the latter to Mr. Belanger, of St. Martin, both magistrates. The Montreal Gazette labours through a column of strictures to show that Governor Marcy's decision in the case of Mackenzie was not well taken, and that he ought to have com plied with Governer Head's requisition. —Albany Argus." The Debate in the House of Lords last night, on the second reading of the Canada Bill, was extremely ani mated, considering that no opposition, except from Lord BROUGHAM, was made to the principle, and none of any moment to the details of the measure. The speech of Lord GLENELG, by whom the debate was opened, was a mere re capitulation of the Ministerial common-places so repeatedly urged in defence of the conduct of the Cabinet with respect to the Canadas—a speech which Lord BROUGHAM with more candour than courtliness, observed, contained in explanation of the Bill—nothing ; in defence of the Bill— nothing. Not so the speech of the Noble and Learned Lord himself, who attacked without mercy the va cillating policy of the Government. He took a rapid review of the progress of events since the present Cabinet resolved to legislate for the peace of our North American C o lonies—denounced in language the most forcible, the absurd and insane con duct of Sir FRANCIS BOND HEAD—commented with well merited severity on the ridiculous affair of the Colonial Office instructions to the Earl of DURTIAM—and concluded by r eading Ministers an historical lecture, of which, GOD knows, they stand in much need, on the true principles of Colonial policy. This speech called up Lord MELBOURNE, who made one of the silliest attacks on th© Ex-CHANCEL- Loa ever attempted by a popular Minister of the Crown. Th e world does not require to be told that there is no personal love lost between Lord BROUGHAM and the PRE MIER ; but it is certainly very silly of the latter—to say the least of it—to charge such a man as Lord BROUGHAM with being actuated solely by personal feelings, in opposing a measure adverse to those principles which he has so ably and so uniformly maintained all his life. The Noble Earl volun teered a sort of lame defence for Sir FRANCIS BOND HEAD'S conduct, the suns of which was that the author of the "13ubb1es" was a greater stickler for epigrammatic point in composition than for unadorned veracity. Why did not the Noble Colonial Secretary say so in a note to the published despatches from Canada? Flow were sober journalists like ourselves, or matter-of-fact Legislators like Lord BROUGHAM, to know that we were commenting upo❑ a series of " Bubbles" from Niagara ? But how was it that Ministers were misled, who, it seems. were aware of the fanciful import of the official despatches ? These questions are rmrely meant to show that Lord MELBOURNE would have acted much more prudently had he left Sir FRANCIS BOND HEAD to his fate —or, rather, had his Lordship manfully denounced the conduct of the Governor, as marked throughout with rashness and incapacity. Lord BROUGHAM'S reply was most triumphant. In defending his conduct on the score of consistency, he referred with admi rable effect as well as presence of mind to his former protests upon the Lords' Journals, and especially his protest of May last. His Lordship then continued, in a strain which electrified the House, while it directed every eye to the Ministerial benches : My Lords—l indignantly and peremptorily deny that the motive or principle of my conduct is changed. But I know that the conduct:of others has compelled me to op pose them, in order that I may not change my prin ciples. Do the Ministers desire to know what will restore me to their support, and make me once more fight zealously in their ranks, as I fought with them against the majority of your Lordships ? I will tell them at .once. Let them retract their declaration against Reform, delivered the first night of this Session, and their second declaration—by which (to use the Noble Viscount's phrase) they exacerbated the first ; or let them, without any retractation, only bring for ward liberal and Constitutional measures, and they . will have no more zealous supporter than myself?' - A declaration so explicit on the part of Lord BROUGHAM ‘viii . set the country right on the ground of his Lordship's opposition. . As we wish well to Ministers, we consider it our duty to tell them that they have lost the services of many friends, as well as those of the Noble and Learned Baron, by pursuing the retrograde policy which his Lordship thus deprecates and denounces. This course may do for a time, but in the end they will have cause bitterly to repent that they ever adopted it. They are, in fact, ruining themselves, and unless they stop in their mad career, they will end in bring• ing in the Tories. They must stand or fall with the Liberals—from the moment they desert the Reformers, they are extinct as a Government and a party. A short, but not unimportant, conversation took place in the House of Commons last night, on the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Church Pluralities Bill being moved by Lord JOHN RUSSELL. The object of this measure is to enforce the residence of Incumbents on their Benefices, if not in all cases, at least to a greater extent than is thecustom at present. So far the measure must have tile concurrence not merely of the real well-wishers to the Established Church, but of all who wish to see the stain which a legalized system of jobbing in religion throws upon the country, wiped away from a Christian land. We hope in time we shall see this happy con summation. This, however, is not the point to which we would at present most particularly direct the attention of the public. In the reply of Lord JOHN RUSSELL to Sir ROBERT INGLIS, who astounded the House by asserting that the Church was reforming herself, in the matter of residence, " exclusively by her own energies," the Noble Lord admitted that there was at present a small increase of resident clergy, but stated that there was still ample room for ifflprovement in this respect, towards which the erection of glebe houses would greatly contribute, throwing in, by way of parenthesis, a notification that Government meant to ask for a grant of 120,000/. or 130,000/. to he applied to the purpose of religinus instruction in places where the means for that end are deficient ! Dissenters of England, now look to yourselves ! We lately called upon you to come forward and make common cause with your Scottish brethren when their religious pri vileges were in danger. You burg back, and now your own are attacked ! What can have possessed the Govern ment to adopt such an insane course, it is not easy to di sine. It is scarcely possible to believe, that after bringing a Bill:to relieve the Dissenters from a compulsory con- tlibution to the Established Church, which they ac knowledged to be a great grievance, they can now propose to take the money out of their pockets, for the sup port of that Church, through the assistance of the Tories in the Houses of Parliament. We say we never can believe this. There must either be some mistake is the report of the Noble Lord's words, or he must have expressed himself obscurely. We shall, therefore, sup vess our feelings until the matter is cleared up. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY COLNAGIII V. BLACK. It will he seen that Government have promptly acceded to our call for an enquiry into the scandalous abuses and oppressive monopoly of the Coal Trade, by Mr. LABOU CEIERE giving notice of a motion last night for a Committee to he appointed on Monday, to take into consideration the Act 1 and 2 William IV. cap. 76, which regulates the Coal Trade in the Port of London. It will be proved on enquiry, that the objects of this Act have been defeated by the monopolists of the North, and the factors and buyers of London, from the neglect of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen ; and that the public, especially the poor, are imposed upon nearly as much now as they even were before the advance, being nearly ten shillings per ton on the average since 1833. It will be proved that there is, in addition to the grievous monopoly, en hancing the price of this necessary article to all, some spe cial clauses for adding to the general burden upon the shoul ders least able to bear it. This was pointed out at the time of the passing of the Act ; but the idea of extending any particular protection for the poor, was treated with the most ineffable contempt. " Oh, they can go and see their coals weighed themselves," was the answer returned to a remonstrance in their behalf. Mr. FRANKLAND LEWIS will perhaps remember this, though possibly he may not remember the reasons; that were adduced to show that the poor had so little to do—so little necessity to toil all the da y long for their daily bread—so much more spare time than the upper classes, who can demand protection against being cheated—these things may not be recollected, but they ought now to be proved by those who may be disposed to vindicate the present law. We hail this appointment of a Committee as a good omen of the intentions of Govern ment in this matter, and we call upon the public to pour -in petitions for the removal of the control of the Coal Trade from the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London, to hands more active and less likely to abuse or neglect their important trust. Yesterday we warned the friends of Reform that the Tories intended to give battle to the Government upon their Bill for repealing the rate-paying clauses, and we also expressed our opinion that they would endeavour to seize the sop thrown out to them for abolishing the fees paid on the admission of their degraded tools, the freemen. This morning we observe the following practical com mentary upon our views in the Printed Notices for Mon day of the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Com mons :—" Mr. HlNDE—Before going into Committee on the Parliamentary Electors' and Freemen's Bill, to move that the Bill be divided into two Bills." The Paris Journals of Thursday have been received, but our extracts from them must stand over till Monday, owing to a press of more important news. ItENCH FUNDS—PARIS, FEB. 1. five por Cents., l€Bf. 95c. 90e. 95c. Inre, per Cents., 71f. 650. 700. Mc. Bank Actions, 2,$ 01. acute de Naples, Inif. 60e. Romans Five per Cents., 101% 1 A %. Spanish Actives, 11 1 4%. Spanish Passives, 4%. Belgian Loan, 101%. lielgian Bank, 1,510 f. 1,500 f. 1,f05f. Dutch Two and a halfper Cents., Playtian Lean, 3851. NYC:HANGS ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 45e. ; money, 25'. 45e. ea mou th s , parer, 25f. 31 1 4 c.; rnen‘y,"2:)t. 30r. LAST PRICES. Five per Cants. 10',,f. Sac. Three per Cents., 791. 750. Bank Actions, 2,620 f. Romans ' 101%. Belgian Loan, 105%. Belgian Bank, 1,503 f. Haytlan Loan, 1851. Spanish Actives, IN. Spanish Passives, 4%, This was an action of ejectment, brought by Mr. Colnaghi, late of of Cockspur-street, against his former partner, to obtain possession of the premises in Cockspur-street ; the affairs of the late partnership being under consideration of the Court of Chancery. The case of the plaintiff was proceeding, when our Reporter left, and is likely to employ the Cou r t t o a l ate hour. EXCHEQUER COURT-(THIS DA COLLINS V. COOPER. This action was brought to receive damages for-false imprisonment. It appeared that the plaintiff having for some time lodged in the house of the defendant, York-square, Regent Park, removed in November last to another house in that Square, whereupon Mrs. Cooper iiad her arrested by a police officer, and taken before a magistrate upon charge of steadng and pawning a table cloth from her former lodgings. The charge was dismissed, and for the injury sustained by plaintiff in character, &c., this action was brought. In the course of the evidence it appeared that both the houses in York-square, were houses of ill-fame; and the jury gave a Farthing damages, and the Judge certified, thereby depriving plaintiff of her costs. The Duke of Norfolk had an interview with the President of the Board of Trade this day ; also, Captain relley, of the Trinity House transacted business at the office• CRIMINAL rills DAY OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Vaughan.) The Lord Advocate, as well as Mr. Justice Patteson, were also on the Bench during the trial. MANSLAUGHTER ON THE HIGH SEAS. — Charles Cam was indicted for the manslaughter of Louis Hanford on board the ship Kingston, off Calabar, by immoderate flogging. Messrs. Bodkin and Duane conducted the prosecution. The At torney-General, with Messrs. Adolphus and Mr. C. Phillipps, were fur the defence. The trial will probably last till a late hour. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant AUAIIIN.) A CREEPER.—SamueI Cooke, a boy about eleven years' old, was con victed of stealing a till, containing silver and copper cs in, the property of J. Henderson. Mr. JoNas stated that the prisoner was' wl'at was called a "creeper," that is, a person who creeps into shops upan all-fours, and steals the money-drawers or tills. Mr. Sergeant ARABIN—The best thing we can do with him is to send him to the boys' ship, where he will be taught some useful trade. The little fellow, who had been regarding the proceedings with the most contemptuous indifference, here exclaimed, " Thank you, old fel low, for that." The Court was convulsed with laughter. Mr. Sergeant Artantx here ordered the prisoner back into the deck, and " as transportation has no terrors fur you, (said his Lordship) we will try what a whipping will do ; you shall be whipped before - you are sent out." PUBLIC COMMITTEES FOR MONDAY. 1. Transportation, at twelve, Mr. Speaker's House. 2. Postage, at one, Mr. Speaker's House. 3. Public Petitions, at three, House of Commons. SUB-COMMITTEES ON PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE BILLS. No. 1, at one, Mr. Sptaker's=House. No. 3, at one, Mr. Speaker's House. PRIVATE BUSINESS FOR MONDAY. COMMITTEES ON PETITIONS. 1. Necropolis Cemetery. 2. Witcham (Cambridge) Inclosure. 3. Sutton (Camlnidge) Inclosure. 4. London and Greenwich Railway. 5. Anti Dry-rot Company. 6. Quedzley (Gloucester) Inclosure. 7. Montgomeryshire (Western Branch) Canal. 8. Torquay Road. 9. Towcester and Hardingston Road. 10. Leominster Improvement. 11. Saint Luke's Hospital. 12. Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway. 13. Eastern Counties Railway. 14. Notting Hill Footway. 15. Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Railway. 16. Gravesend Pier. 17. Wibsey and Huddersfield Road. 18. Tenby Improvement and Harbour. 19. Tenby Small Debts. 20. London and Croydon Railway (No. 1.) COMMIT FEE ON BILL. Ogil , Hay (Stafford) Inclosure (Stafford List), at three. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 56, Seymour-place, St. Marylebone. Feb. 3, 1838. Sir—l shall feel obliged by your correcting an omission in your List of Railway Petitions and Bills. On the 30th of November, Mr. Hall, one of the Members for this borough, presented a petition from me, (as you may learn by the votes of the HGuse of Commons) " praying for an Act to enable myself and others to er,:ct Railway Colonnades over the foot pavements in and near London, to be called The Queen Victoria's London Railway Colonnades,' and to convey pas- sengers thereon." Lord Brougnam has since presented a si milar petition to the Lords ; and the Bill, I expect, villa be ready for introduction in a few days. I am, Sir, your obeatent humble Servant, and Admiring Constant R2ader, IL T. WEBB, Surgeon, Author of " A Manual of Medicine," " A Letter to the Mar- quis of. Londonderry," &c. &c. &c. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The British Funds, which were drooping in the early part of yester day morning, regained their bouyancy in the afternoon, owing to its being assertained that the President of the United States was pacific towards the British Government, which is confirmed by the answer of Lord Palmerston last night in the Hou , e of Commons to a question put to him by Sir It. Inglis, in regard to the relation of Mr. Fox, our ambas sador in the United Slates. This morning we have received a fresh supply of American Papers by the Montreal, arrived at Falmouth, of the 10th January, which bring an important message from the President to Congress, demanding some kind of satisfaction for the affair of the Caroline steamer. Consols opened this morning at the leaving off price of yesterday. 91,L for the Account, little doing as yet. Exeliequer Bills, 56 58 ; India Bonds, 56 58 ; Bank Stock, 204/ 206. In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet. Spanish Active 191-, with Coupons; Portuguese, 27a 28; Brazilian 25 ; 1; Dutch Two and Half, 52i 530. THREE O'CLOCK . Omsk; for tile Account, 01Z 92. (For the Closing Prices see First Page.) According to a letter from Newcastle-upon-T.l° e .; received this morning, there had been an alternation of thaw and f w l: e during the last 48 hours — that is, from Tuesday to Thursday. ' re river had in a great measure been freed from ice, and the steamers W e 0 plying as usual between Shields and Newcastle. The carriers', tarnthat came to town on Thursday morning were covered with snow , fu d one inch in thickness. The Edinburgh mail was only one hour helo° time last evening. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. rank Stoc i k — foul Solets_ .... 2 per Cent. zed. e2%%' lto Boo.t, - frft• 3 per Cent. Cons ... 9l, 21% 3 , „ South ' , ea Si::: k ,„..,...„ ...... . ~..--- 3 per Cent.-- ...... ........... , ) Old Amin:tie.... .......—.......... ----- . Ditto Red. New 3% per Cent Sinili :3 per Cent. Annuities, r:51... --- New 5 per Cent- . . --lit:ann. Btlla, 1.: ',On hi 58 era, Hank LonfrAnnuiti,- , -- :' - • , to Jan. 5, 1060 ) 1-1 , % I,te) `5::5... ... - - Jct. Pt ' 5 .45:4 Jan. 5, 1'3341 14 11-16: D.sto Advertised — c. 1.1. Jan. 5, I~ W April 5, t., , ,n ...... ..,......... F .... u. . N —___ Ds i lc l: i n ,,l iz s Z o tac ir k y t A - n Ac , eT A or c ,cl e n u tsr ti: cpcLoc... ......-- Jar.. 5, I' , ll l 1 ...... PRICES OF FOREIGN Austrian Boobs . IN' Peruvian li;ALig - Belcian Bonds IOIN I Ditto Account --- Ditta Aceoui.. .... ,Portugueseß:inds „ 61% • Brazilian Lznels ........... ..... 1 Ditto Account Ditto - „ Bustacia Ayres Bonds . - - Ditto Account Ditto Acc0unt...,....,.. h Ditto il' A LI ° e l c l .C is uril . : .. .......... .... : --- P lt ri e ' srir B i t:1 18 , 16-2‘2. 111'% Calumbian Bonds .. ..... - Ditto ACCOIInt Ditto Account -.... . ... - - Ditto aleta l lic.... ....... . ..... Calunabian Bonds, le&-............. (Spanish fionsts ............. ........:, Ditto Account .... ' Ditto Account ......... .....,... - Danish Boads .... ...... Ditto Borate, 1834 l9 Ditto Account ..... ......... -- Ditto Account l94 Greek BolAs - . v• Ditto Bonds, 1825 — ------- 4 pa cent. —t. --', Ditto Account - 3 per cent —f. ....1. Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent ... Exchange-- Ditto Account .... Ditto. 6 per cent. ...... ..... D:tto Account Ditto Account... Neapetitan — Ditto Account PRICISIS OF S',l A 1te..6 THIS DAY Al' ONE O'CLuCK. Paid. Per Share. United Mexican (issued at 21. pm.) Ditto New Scrip Birmingham and Deruy Railway Company Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company , 123( 53.1. Bristol and Exeter Railway Company lO 4% ' Eastern Counties Hallway 3 . 1% 'As., Great Western Railway Company 65 ii2/4 3% 2, , z.e , B r i g ht on Railway company ..... London and Blackwall Railway London and Birmingham Railiyay Company 9O - 163 .; Ditto % Shares 5 27% B t7 f 4 i Landon and Greenwich ffailway Company 25 London and Southampton Railway Company 5O 393 s I London and Southampton (New) Railway 5 213iz" si .: ai ,ncheater and :.gods Railway Company Manchester and Birmingham R a il way 7 9;.:1844 9'4 Northern and Eastern Railway Company London Joint Stock Batik 7 7 3 6fit ' National Provincial Bank o f E ng l an d Provincial Bank of Irel an d COWISE ta ,- EXCHAivulli YESTERDAY. 4:4 Aincterd im C.F. N 51V,, Oibraltar Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2U. 12 6 Genoa ii6 10 Antwerp... Hamhurg. 'I B. 13 13 Veniee 46 ' A1t0na..... Paris, 3 nays' sight 25 65 Palermo per oz. 11 7 Ditto 3 Ms. 25 95 Lisbon 53 53% Marseilles. - 26 n o?asito 2834 Bourdeaux - 25 Frankfort on Mains, Ex. M 153 Bahia _.. Petershmgh, ruble ...... 3 Us. 10 Buenos Ayree IS Blrlin ..... ' Vienna, effective fl. ..... 2M.10 11 Cork • 191 - OZ• Trieste......ditto lO 13 PRICE OF BULLION, ?cif ~ Madrid 55)4 Portugal Gold, coin £0 o , v Cadiz..... :35 Foreign Gold, in bars .; 17 , , i 1 Bilboa ..'.. Barcelona '34 New Dollars ........... ...... 0 4 ',',4, Seville J.:A..1.1... i , i 1..1. 4 . 1 1 „, i u PRICES OF IRISH ... S . T_OCKU, D I i / t U to B , 3 per Cent. Consols 9l ~'Grant Canal Debi. tS per cent. ~' '''' Ditto Reduced 33' per Cen'. Stock I 9 IA Hibernian Bank. Ditto New, 1830 ....... 3P.j City of Dublin Steam Company -*".._..... 314 per Cent. Debentures , 91% National InsuranceCoinpany. - 7..... Bank Stork GrandiCanal Stock HALF-PAST OIVE O'CLOCK- 0 " Consols at one period, in the early part of the morning, reach ea .ce for the Account, since which they may be quoted at 91 3 ,4 i• ',,,. do not hear of any feature of consequence either in the British ' Foreign E% - Markets in the course of the morning worth attention. odia chequer Bills, 56 58 ; India Bonds, 56 ; Bank Stock, 205 206 ; I , 5. Stock, 2641. Consols have improved to 9 1 % 92, and Brazil to 7.4..14, tr. In the Foreign Market scarcely anything doing except in Br arl f 4 % Stock, which is not so good as yesterday, and receded from 75 to .1 Spanish Active, 19 with Coupons ; Portuguese, 27g 24 ; Three P e Cents, 181 ; Dutch 'rwo.antl-a-Half per Cents., 52g. C. Since writing the above Consols have improved to 91g 92 for th e It count; and Brazil Stock to 74g 75 The NEW FLAT GOLD WATCH 3 ,i are offered in double-bottomed e ng i ne -t urn ed c ases, with movements, for Seven Guineas each, or, with highly-finished zontal movements, jewelled and warranted, at Nine Guineas ea' - ' O ,l at T. COX SAVORY'S, Wo r ki ng G o ld s mith, Silversmith , 4 0 , Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, London (Seven Doors frem Gr 3e church-street). A for N.B.—The horiz on t a l cons t ruc ti on i s s t rong l y reco mmenolt"4 its superior accuracy. DIED. t rrea At Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, on the 28th January , 10 years, Philip third son of the Hon. Charles Langdale. lot yea. On the 28th ult., at Thauet-place, Strand, Dill — on M. 1 3 °3"' of aged 35 years, eldest son of John Boylan, Esq., of the city Dublin. On the 2d inst., aged 4 years, David, youngest son of Mr. Dav id Scott, printer. t ' On the 31st ult., F rances H e if er , news-agent, of the Hayrn ar aged 68. t i er, On the 29th u lt., a t Y or k C o tt ages , B romp t on , G e o. Low Esq aged 62. On the 31st ult., in Bryanston..street, Portman-square , Charlotte Elizabeth Bradshaw, aged 72. London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, ° .0 ,0 f -0 112, Strand, at Th e S un Office, No. 112, Strand, in the 01 .Altddlesex.—Saturday, February 3, 'Me.